Abstract: 

Roar Data is an experiment in Collective Intelligence undertaken by J.P. Morgan, academic and industry partners. The premise is that streaming data, machine learning, micro services and cryptography support powerful new ways of organizing predictive analytics. The engineering ambition is a Prediction Web open to all - furthering the democratization of data science started by MOOCs and open source software.

Bio: 

Peter Cotton is an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan in the Data Science group. Previously he founded Benchmark Solutions, an enterprise data company sold to Bloomberg. Peter received his Ph.D. from Stanford’s Department of Mathematics and began his career at Morgan Stanley.